Maryland Biodiversity Project - Splash-cup Birds Nest (Cyathus stercoreus)

Splash-cup Birds Nest Cyathus stercoreus (Schweinitz) De Toni

Kingdom Fungi > Phylum Basidiomycota > Class Agaricomycetes > Order Agaricales > Family Agaricaceae > Genus Cyathus Splash-cup Birds Nest - Cyathus stercoreus - https://www.marylandbiodiversity.com/view/16560

Status:

Found in groups on wood chips, manured soil, and dung.

Description:

Fruiting body: Interior shiny gray to blue-black, smooth, no vertical lines; Exterior red-brown, shaggy when young, smooth in age. Peridioles: Gray to black; each attached by a coiled cord. (J. Solem, pers. comm.)

Records:

There are 27 records in the project database.

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Splash-cup Birds Nest in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/6/2015). (Photo ID: 40955 - Psn: 25)

Splash-cup Birds Nest in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/6/2015). Photo by Sue Muller. (MBP list)

Splash-cup Birds Nest in Howard Co., Maryland (8/13/2009). (Photo ID: 22129 - Psn: 30)

Splash-cup Birds Nest in Howard Co., Maryland (8/13/2009). Photo by Richard Orr. (MBP list)

Splash-cup Birds Nest in Howard Co., Maryland (8/20/2017). (Photo ID: 91701 - Psn: 40)

Splash-cup Birds Nest in Howard Co., Maryland (8/20/2017). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Splash-cup Birds Nest in Howard Co., Maryland (9/5/2017). (Photo ID: 91702 - Psn: 41)

Splash-cup Birds Nest in Howard Co., Maryland (9/5/2017). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Splash-cup Birds Nest growing in Montgomery Co., Maryland (9/3/2018). Determined by Jo Solem. (Photo ID: 122817 - Psn: 42)

Splash-cup Birds Nest growing in Montgomery Co., Maryland (9/3/2018). Determined by Jo Solem. Photo by Anne Looker. (MBP list)

Splash-cup Birds Nest in Howard Co., Maryland (9/5/2017). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 350635 - Psn: 60)

Splash-cup Birds Nest in Howard Co., Maryland (9/5/2017). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Splash-cup Birds Nest spores collected in Howard Co., Maryland (9/5/2017). Nearly round, smooth, thick-walled, hyaline; measured 20.5-27.0 X 18.6-23.9 microns. Photo by Robert Solem. (MBP list)

Spores of Splash-cup Birds Nest in Howard Co., Maryland (9/5/2017). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 350637 - Psn: 105)

Spores of Splash-cup Birds Nest in Howard Co., Maryland (9/5/2017). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Splash-cup Birds Nest in Maryland (Date obscured). (c) hannahjanee, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 207334 - Psn: 200)

Splash-cup Birds Nest in Maryland (Date obscured). (c) hannahjanee, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by hannahjanee via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

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